LA Galaxy to close out preseason against Rapids

CARSON, Calif. (Wednesday, February 13, 2013) – The LA Galaxy announced today that the club will play their final preseason game of the year on Friday, Feb. 22 against the Colorado Rapids. That game, which will be played at Harder Stadium on the campus of the University of California – Santa Barbara, will kick off at 7:30 p.m. This will be LA’s seventh and final game of the preseason and their second against MLS opposition.

“We are excited to play in Santa Barbara against the Colorado Rapids,” said LA Galaxy Head Coach Bruce Arena. “Since this game will be our final preseason game of the year, we consider this game to be critically important to the development of our team as we head into our season opener on March 3.”

Tickets for the game against the Rapids are on sale now through this link. Adult tickets cost $12 while children’s tickets (ages 4-13) cost just $8.

The Galaxy will open the 2013 MLS regular season just more than a week after the game against Colorado, on Sunday, March 3 when they host the Chicago Fire at The Home Depot Center. Four days later, on Thursday, March 7, the club will travel to Costa Rica to take on CS Herediano in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal. The return leg of that series will be played at The Home Depot Center on Wednesday, March 13. The best way to get tickets to each of these home games is to become a Galaxy Season Ticket Holder. Season ticket plans start at just $250 and include a ticket to all 17 of the club’s regular season games, as well as four bonus games and a number of exclusive benefits. For more information about 2013 Galaxy season tickets, please click here or call 1-877-3GALAXY (342-5299).